Na Temperature Lidar Development and Operation

雪松（大气区域的耦合、能量学和动力学）项目的主要目标之一是了解大气的中间层/低层热层区域。用于研究该区域的最强大的技术之一是光学激光雷达，而CEDAR计划已经引领了灵敏的瑞利和共振激光雷达系统的发展。该项目是在该领域向前迈出的又一步，为该大气区域安装了温度测量激光雷达系统。这将是世界上第二个能够进行常规温度测量的系统，也是最先进的系统。这与伊利诺斯州厄巴纳现场站的其他激光雷达系统和雷达系统的同步测量相结合，将为中间层和低层热层的动力学提供重要的新刺激。

The CEDAR ( Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions ) program has as part of its major goals the understanding of the mesosphere/lower thermosphere region of the atmosphere. One of the most powerful techniques used to study this region is optical lidar and the CEDAR program has led in the development of sensitive state of the art rayleigh and resonance lidar systems. This project is another step forward in this area with the installation of a temperature measurement lidar system for that region of the atmosphere. This will be only the second such system capable of routine temperature measurements in the world and will be the most advanced system. This coupled with the simultaneous measurements with other lidar systems and radar systems at the Urbana,Illinois field station will provide significant new incite into the dynamics of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere.